Field Guides
Companions for the trail.
Simple, illustrated guides for the birds and plants most families meet first. Bound to fit a backpack pocket. Meant to be pulled out at the moment of a real question.
Both Field Guides — Birds & Wildflowers Set
$15 PDF Pair / $26 PrintBackyard Birds and Wildflowers of the Roadside together, for less than the two on their own. Birds and flowers turn up on the same walk. Choose the digital set to print at home, or both printed booklets mailed together.
Bundle · All ages · Mid-Atlantic
View & BuyBackyard Birds
$8 PDF / $15 PrintA pocket guide to the birds most families meet first. Notes on song. Notes on silhouette. Notes on season. Choose the instant PDF to print at home, or a printed booklet mailed to you.
All ages · Mid-Atlantic · Spring
View & BuyWildflowers of the Roadside
$8 PDF / $15 PrintChicory, dandelion, yarrow, clover. The plants along the walk to school and the edges of the field, illustrated and named. Choose the instant PDF to print at home, or a printed booklet mailed to you.
All ages · Mid-Atlantic · March–October
View & BuyInsects Worth Meeting
Coming SoonA gentle introduction to bees, beetles, moths. The quieter cast of the garden.
All ages · Mid-Atlantic · Summer
Trees by Their Leaves
Coming SoonA visual key to the trees most likely to be shading your street or your back porch.
All ages · Year-round
New pieces are added slowly, after they've been used in our own home and worn a little at the edges.
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